By April's end 1941, mainland Greece was under the heel of Axis boots, and only Crete remained still free, harboring the fleeing King and government. For the Germans, Crete could not remain a thorn in their side while they pursued their interest north and south of the Balkans.

He is a young man dreaming of four wheels, even though he doesn't own his own car yet. Thanos Pappas, a 23-year-old young man from Kalamata, wanted to be a car designer ever since he was 8 years old. His biggest dream was to drive the car he had drawn himself.

The electoral battle is reaching a crescendo and candidates making it to the second round are trying to reel in the voters of opponents who were defeated in the first round. This of course, in many cases, includes sizable chunks of voters that voted for neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, addressing a rally in the city of Patras yesterday, called on voters to support SYRIZA in the Euroelections.